Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 4080, Tilley Godard, Conn.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Conn.
Godard, Jilley Goddard or
P. 4080
CONTENTS

State of Connecticut — County of Hartford ss — On this 29. Day of August 1832 — Personally appeared in open court before the County Court as board of common pleas for the Hartford County, now in Session, Tilley Goad, the a Resident of the Town of Ennui in Hartford County, aged Eighty Eight Years, who being first duly sworn according to Law, doth on his oath make the following Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of "consolidation" passed March 1832 — That he knows the contents of the United States under the following names, of his own knowledge, as herein stated — viz. That the contents of the Declaration in a Reg t commanded by Col d Jon a Pitkin, Capt Samuel Hays & Timothy Crafts, was drawn up in the month of Aug t 1776, went to New York on a term of three months & came home in Nov r . following after having served his term of three months fully out — He The States that he was then at the time of the Battle of that place — He He further declares, on his oath affirmed, that in the spring of the year 1777, the contents again entered Service as a Volunteer or Minute- man in a Reg t commanded by Col d Jon a Humphrey for a term during the continuance of the War, & held himself in constant readiness to go at a minute's warning into the Service as a soldier in defense of his country. Served as such Volunteer or Minute-man until the close of the War in 1783 — During this time he was often called on, upon any alarm, & went &

inform? That terms of duty with others of the same Regt for a few days, or weeks sometimes longer — that in the time he remembers the War at New Haven & other places along the sea board in Conn — at Boston and other places in Massachusetts — & when at home they were called out one day a week for a brief length of time for exercise & discipline in order to prepare them for actual service in battle — He further states that after the lapse of so many years, having so far advanced as into his eighty fourth year it is impossible for him to remember how much time he actually spent in those several terms of duty as a soldier but as he thinks & feels, on his oath, believes it must be eight months & more — He further states that at the time he remembers the General Service the War a President in Simsbury, New Britain, in Hartford County — that from all the before mentioned terms of service he was regularly discharged, or must have had not any written discharge to show — that he has no documentary evidence of his service as before stated — & that his offers of contemporary soldiers are dead consequently out of his power to show by living witnesses the precise terms of service —
The undersigned hereby claims whatever a Pension or annuity be granted the present & future that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any agency of any state therein & that the day of his death —
Truly Edward

And to the information put by the board as presented by the War Department, the said Tilly Goddard answers as follows, viz  1. He was born in Granby, then a part of Springfield March 13 1744.  2. That he has no record of his age —  3. That he lived in Springfield, now Granby when called into service  4. That he entered said service as a Volunteer  5. He avers the names of no other officers except those already mentioned, & excepting Enl Pulnam Enr Swift of Con. Force which said names Enr he believes he recd. a discharge & if he did he has lost it — 
I would mention the names of Truman Allen, Joshua R. Swift, Elam Goddard & William Chapman who have testified about my character as to truth & veracity & also their belief of my Revolutionary services —  Sworn & Subscribed the day & year aforesaid
Tilly Goddard
We Truman Allen & Elam Goddard, both residing in Granby in Hampshire County do hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Tilly Goddard who has Subscribed to the foregoing Declaration that we believe him the eighty eight years of age & that he is respected & beloved in the neighborhood where he resides & have been a soldier of the Revolution & that we concur in that opinion —  Sworn, Subscribed the day & year aforesaid
Truman Allen
Elam Goddard

And the said Court does hereby declare it to be their opinion after the investigation of the matter & after perusing the interrogatories presented by the War Department that the above named Applicant was a son of the Revolution & Serv d as he states — and the said Court does hereby further certify that it appears to them that Norman Allen & Samuel Godard, who have subscribed to the foregoing certificate are bubble persons & that the statement is entitled to credit — and that they reside in said town of Granby —
I, David Griswold, Clerk of the County Court for the County of Hartford aforesaid, do hereby certify, that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Silly Godard for a Pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand & seal of Office this twenty ninth day of August one thousand eight hundred & thirty two.
David Griswold Clerk Co. Court H.d. Connecticut

86110 Valley Godard Connecticut
Return of
W. G. G. G. G. G. G. G.
4080
J. Griswold Hartford Connecticut

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
14 th June 1833
Sir:
The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has been examined, and the papers are herewith returned. The following is a statement of your case in a tabular form. On comparing these papers with the following rules, and the subjunct notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed, before a pension can be allowed. The notes and the regulations will shew what is necessary to be done. These points to which your attention is more particularly directed, you will find marked in the margin with a brace, (thus: \} ). You will, when you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them; and you will, by complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your claim.
A Statement, showing the case of Silvy Godard  Concord
   Period when the service was rendered Duration of the claimant's service Rank of the claimant Names and Rank of the Company officers under whom he served. Names and Rank of the General and Field officers. Battles in which the applicant was engaged. Country through which he marched. Place of abode when he entered the service, and age at the present period. Evidence by which the declaration is supported.   Years. Months. Days.     En 1776 — 3 — priv Capt. Ladd Genl. Gates New York 88 Years   Feb 1777 — time not stated — Humphrey New Haven Simsbury Traditionary   Boston Hartford Indorse   County 12 Witnesses   Council 1 Witness   year Unaffidavit   Incredible  
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J. L. EDWARDS,
Commissioner of Pensions.

REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7, 1832.
The following regulations have been adopted:
This law has been construed to extend, as well to the line, as to every branch of the Staff of the Army, and to include under the terms "Continental Line," "State troops," "militia," and "volunteers," all persons enlisted, drafted, or who volunteered and who were bound to military service, but not those who were occasionally employed with the army upon civil contracts, such as Clerks to Commissaries and to Store Keepers, &c. Teamsters, Boatmen, &c. Persons who served on board of Private Armed Vessels are also excluded from the benefits of the law, as well as persons who turned out as patrols, or were engaged in guarding particular places at night, and were not recognized as being in actual military service.
Four general classes of cases are embraced in this law:
 1. The Regular Troops.  2. The State Troops, Militia, and Volunteers.  3. Persons employed in the Naval service.  4. Indian Spies. 
As rolls of the regular troops in the Revolutionary War exist in this Department, all persons, claiming the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers, musicians or privates, will in the first instance, make application by transmitting the following declaration, which will be made before a Court of Record of the County where such applicant resides. And every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is considered a Court of Record.
DECLARATION,
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
State, Territory, or District of } ss. County of }
On this                      day of                      personally appeared ( a ) before A. B. a resident ( b ) of                      in the county of                      and State, Territory or District of                      aged ( c )                      years, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress, passed June 7th, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year ( d )                      , with                      and served in the                      ( e ) regiment of the                      line, under the following named officers:
[Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company Officers; the time he left the service; (and if he served under more than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particular period, and rank and names of his officers;) the town or county and State in which he resided when he entered the service; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged, and the country through which he marched. This form is to be varied so as to apply to the cases of officers and persons who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy, &c.]
He hereby relinquishes every claim ( f ) whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any                      in any State, or (if any) only on that of the Agency in the State of
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
A. B.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion ( g ) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states.
I                      of the Court of                      do hereby certify ( h ) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of                      for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office ( i ) this day of                      &c.
If, on examination of the proper record the names of applicants, making such declaration, cannot be found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in note ( j ) points out.
Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers or Militia, except those who belonged to the New Hampshire Militia and State Troops of Virginia, will make and subscribe a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following additions, viz:
( k ) We, A. B., a Clergyman, residing in the                      and C. D. residing in (the same)                      hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with                      , who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be                      years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that A. B.
who has signed the preceding certificate, is a clergyman, resident in the                      and that C. D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the                      and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I,                      Clerk of the Court of                      do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of                      for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this                      day of                      &c.
Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power. This is the original discharge or commission; but if neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure, if possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledge of the services of the applicant, and such circumstances connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light upon the transaction.
If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration ( l ) and he will also, whether he produce such evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person

will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case. The facts stated will afford one of the principal means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition, if one be attempted; and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be expected. All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the County, in which they reside, and there subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his case.
The Court will propound the following ( m ) interrogatories to all applicants for a pension, on account of service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State troops of Virginia.
 1. Where and in what year were you born?  2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it?  3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war, and where do you now live?  4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute? And if a substitute, for whom?  5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served; such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services.  6. { To a Soldier. { Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given and what has become of it? { To an Officer. { Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what has become of it? 
7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution.
The Court will see that the answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant.
The applicant will further produce in Court, if the same can be done, in the opinion of the Court, without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons -one of whom should be the nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, from their acquaintance with him, that they believe he is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur in that opinion. If one of these persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certify, to the character and standing of other persons, giving such certificates.
The traditional evidence of service is deemed very important, in the absence of any direct proof, except the declaration of the party. And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the enquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject.
Applicants unable to appear in Court by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the declaration before required, and submit to the examination, before a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record of the proper county, and the Judge or Justice will execute the duties, which the Court is herein requested to perform, and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the Court.
Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or by a Justice of the peace, the certificate of the Secretary of State or Territory, or of the proper Clerk of the Court or County, under his seal, will be annexed, stating that such person is a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed is his genuine signature.
No payments can be made on account of the services of any person, who may have died before the taking effect of the act of June 7, 1832; and in case of death subsequent thereto, and before the declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as they can procure, taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the period of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and the opinion of the Court upon the whole matter.
[a] The declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing so by reason of bodily infirmity; in which case the declarant will follow the rule laid down for his guidance.
[b] The declarant must make his declaration in the county where he resides. If he should fail to do so, he must assign a sufficient reason for not conforming to the rule.
[c] The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned.
[d] The declarant must mention the period or periods of the war when he served.
[e] Every continental officer or soldier must give the name of the Colonel under whom he served; otherwise a satisfactory examination of the claim cannot be had. Every claimant must state, with precision, the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the Department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words:
"Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service; but, according to the best of his recollection, he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades:—For _____ year _____ months, and _____ days, I served as a _____. For _____ months and _____ days, I served as a _____; and for such service I claim a pension."
It is important, in all cases, to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months , is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state that they served two years in the militia, &c without specifying the tours, the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is highly objectionable. It must, in every case, be clearly shown under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit.
[f] The law makes the relinquishment indispensable.
[g] The opinion of the Court is always required.
[h] The Clerk must give his certificate in every case.
[i] The Clerk must affix his seal, and if it has no device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal, or if he has no public seal of office, the certificate of a Member of Congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.
Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other papers authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.
Proof of Service.
[j] In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses, who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimant's entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
The notes from [a] to [i] are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops. The proof required by rule in note [j] applies to continental troops only.
[k] This traditional evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
[l] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[m] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.

Am
4080.
P. O.
Tilley Goddard
Service:
REJECTED
Enlisted: _____, 18
Discharged: _____, 18
Application filed: _____, 18
Alleges: _____
Re-enlisted: _____
Attorney: _____
P. O. _____
_____ Recognized. _____ Contract
_____ Cert. of Dis. Searched for _____, 18

Connecticut Tilly Goddard rejected
See letter to Mr. Leavitt 30 Sept 1882

State of Connecticut 2 ss District of Litchfield — Hartford County —
On this 2 d day of August 1833. Personally appeared in open court before the Court of Probate for the District of Litchfield, now sitting, Tilly Goddard a Resident of the Town of Litchfield in County of Hartford, aged Eighty-seven years, who being first duly sworn doth on his oath make the following Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed the 7 th of June 1832 — That he entered the Service of the United States under the following names. Officer's Service as herein stated — viz —
That he entered the Service in a Reg t commanded by Col o Jonathan Pitkin, & in a company commanded by Capt Samuel Hays, 5 th Infantry Brigade, & Col o John Rain in the month of August 1776. For a term of three months as a volunteer & a private — That he marched to New York & was stationed there, & was there at the Battle of Trenton, & was discharged as new recruits in Nov. following after having served his term of three months and
The further Deponent on his oath affirmed that in the spring of the year 1777. He again entered into Service as a volunteer & private in a Reg t commanded by Col o John C. Henshaw & in one of the companies of said Reg t commanded by Capt Samuel Hays, 5 th Infantry Brigade & Col o John Rain for a term

During the continuance of the War I had himself in constant reading to go at a Minute's warning into the Service of his country. He? as such volunteer until the close of the War in 1865 — During this time he was often called on, when on leave & was a frequent short term of duty with others of the same Regt. — That in this time he remembers he went to New Haven & other places along the seaboard in Conn. That he went to Boston & other places in Massachusetts — & when at home they were called out one day in every week for a great length of time for exercise & discipline in order to prepare them for actual service —
He further declares that after the lapse of so many years being so far advanced in life he cannot realize precisely how much he served in those several terms of duty, but as he very clearly recalls up them six months —
He further declares that at the time he rendered those services he was a resident of Simsbury now Ennisk, when he was born & when he has always been. Except a few years in the northern part of the State of New York — That he has no documentary evidence of his service and knows of no other living witnesses who can testify to his service but what is annexed hereto — The hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to

a Pension or Annuity Except the present and Declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency of any State — Sworn & Subscribed the Day & Year aforesaid
Gilley Goddard
Isaac Griffin
Judge of Probate Granby District
As to the Interrogatories put by the Board as present by the War Department, the Board Gilley Goddard gives the answers following — viz —
1. That he was born in Granby, then a part of Simsbury March 13, 1744 —
2. — That he has no Record of his age —
3 — That he live d in Simsbury, now Granby, when fell into Service, when he live d during the Revolutionary War & when he has live d since, Except a few years in the North Eastern part of the State of New York
4. That he went into Service as a Volunteer
5. He Mentions the names of no other Officers, Except those already mentioned, Excepting Genl. Putnam Hovey, Supt of Com.
6 — He thinks he receiv d a Discharge from General Swift, but if he did, he has lost it —
7 — He would mention the names of Freeman Allen Joshua P. Jewett, Ebenezer Goddard, William Simmons & Daniel Hays Esq — as persons who can testify to his character for truth & honesty & their belief of his Revolutionary Services —
Gilley Goddard
Sworn and Subscribed
the Day & Year aforesaid Isaac Griffin Judge of Probate

Mr Amasa Holcomb a Clergyman Residing in the Town of Southwick County of Hampshire and Commonwealth of Massachusetts and Adonijah Holcomb residing in the Town of Granby County of Hartford and State of Connecticut. hereby Certify that we are well acquainted with Billy Gailard of who has sworn and sub- scribed to the foregoing declaration that we believe him to be 89 Years of age that he is respected and beloved in the neighborhood wherein he resides to have been a Soldier of the Revolution and that we concur in that opinion Sworn & Subscribed Amasa Holcomb the day and Year aforesaid Adonijah Holcomb
Isaac Griffin Judge of Probate
and the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department That the Above named Applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier and had as he states,
and the Court further Certifies that it appears to them that Amasa Holcomb who has signed the preceding Certificate is a Clergyman residing in the Town of Southwick County of Hampshire and Commonwealth of Massachusetts and that Adonijah Holcomb who has also signed the same is a resident of the Town of Granby County of Hartford and State of Connecticut and is a credible person and that their statement is entitled to credit
Isaac Griffin Judge of Probate

Howland County - ss - District of Columbia August 2. 1833 - Personally appeared before me the undersigned a Justice of the peace for the County of Howard Tilly Goddard Who being duly sworn, deposes & states that by reason of old age & the loss of memory he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service, but according to the best of his recollection he served not less than the period mentioned below & in the following order -
for three months in 1776. I served as a private - for eight months - from 1777. to 1783. I served as a private - and for such service I claim a Pension —————
Filled for and
sworn and subscribed
This 2. day of August 1833
before me Joel Griffin Justice of the Peace

I Joshua R. Swift Clerk of the board of Probate for the District of Grady Do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the Original proceedings of the Court in the matter of the application of Filly Goadard for a Pension — In Witness Whereof I have hereunto set my hand Seal of Office this 2 d Day of August 1833 — Joshua R. Swift, Clerk
I Joshua R. Swift Clerk of the board of Probate for the District of Grady Do hereby certify that Joel Griffin Esq is Judge of the board of Probate for the District of Grady — and is also a Justice of the peace, in the County of Haverford in the State of Conn. Duly appointed, commissioned, sworn — & that full faith should be done unto him in his official acts as such Judge & Justice — and also that the signature hereunto subscribed to be his, is his genuine Signature — In Witness Whereof I have hereunto set my hand Seal of Office this 2 d Day of August 1833 — Joshua R. Swift Clerk

We Don't know if Zebina Burr both of Grandy in the County of W Hartford being duly sworn before me say that some time in the spring of the year 1777, a Reg't of Volunteers or Minute Men was formed in this town, which was then under the command of Col. John Humphrey Wadsworth of Voluntown who held themselves in readiness to go as a Minute Warning to go into the service of the United States in the War of the Revolution We will remember that Billy Gaudet of this town entered into one of the companies of 10 Reg't which was commanded by Col. Samuel Hays 1 st term. Col. John Dine — We will remember that 1 st Gaudet was from here as a soldier in company which then was an alarm but it is so long since that we cannot recall how many times or when he was but according to the best of our recollection he was a number of times & was from here home & in 1 st term a very considerable time — dated at Grandy Aug 31 1932
Witness Joshua D. Dine Myrton Gaudet
Don his x Babbitt Mark Zebina Burr
Sworn and subscribed to the day & date above before me Daniel Hays Justice of Peace

I Joshua R. Inwitt Clerk of the Court of Probate for the District of Canterbury do hereby certify that Daniel Hays Esq. before whom the Within Deposition Was taken, Was on the 31. day of August 1832 a Justice of the Peace Within for the County of Hereford in full & that the Signature thereunto subscribed to him, is his genuine Signature — For testimony Whereof I have hereunto set my hand Seal of Office this 2 nd Day of August 1833 —
Joshua R. Inwitt Clerk
Sam. Biddle & Z. Biddle for City Hereford
The Within Named (Sam Biddle and Ziba Biddle) are disinterested and credible Witnesses (Daniel Hays Justice Peace)

I Benjamin Reed of Granby in Hampshire County of Lawful age before say that I am well acquainted with the late Tilly Goddard of Granby deceased, & that I was knowing that Goddard went to New York about the 14 th day of August 1776, as a soldier in the Revolutionary Army in a Reg t commanded by Col o Jon th Pitkin in Capt Sam Hays Company that he returned home in Nov. following after having served a term of three months. — The next spring he enlisted as a Volunteer or Minute Man in a Reg t commanded by Col o Jon th Humphrey as he says — I belong to the same Reg t but not in the same Company — owing to the circumstances of the length of time since I do not recollect nor can I say how much he served in said Reg t . — In the town of New York as above stated I was with him I was well knowing to that time — Died in Granby Apr. 1. 1832 — Benjamin Reed
Sworn and subscribed to the day and date above before me. Jonathan Church Justice of Peace I hereby certify that Benjamin Reed is a credible witness. Jonathan Church Justice of Peace

State of Connecticut County of Hartford } Jr
I, Jared Griswold, Clerk of the County Court for the County of Hartford do hereby certify, that Daniel Hays, before foregoing Affidavit of Dan Little & Sebinah Burr was taken, was on the 31 st day of August A.D. 1832.
a Justice of the Peace for said County, & that I verily believe the signature purporting to be his, is genuine.
And I further certify, that Jonathan Church, before whom the foregoing Affidavit of Benjamin Reed was taken, was on the first day of Sept. 1832 a Justice of the Peace for said County, & that I verily believe the signature purporting to be his, is genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal of Office this 24 th day of September A.D. 1832.
Jared Griswold Clerk
Jury & Plea / Jr Ally Godd
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